System-justifying prejudice protects dominant groups’ self-esteem, not subordinate ones’

Evidence

In a related perspective, people may justify their current place in the social system by prejudice toward outgroups (see Jost & Hamilton, ch. 13 this volume). This protects the self-esteem of dominant groups, not subordinate ones, unless subordinate groups are allowed positive stereotypes on some unimportant dimension. For example, ambivalent sexism consists of hostility toward women who violate traditional gender roles and benevolent (paternalistic) appreciation of women who adhere to them (Glick & Fiske, 2001). — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice, 345

In a related perspective, people may justify their current place in the social system by prejudice toward outgroups (see Jost & Hamilton, ch. 13 this volume). This protects the self-esteem of dominant groups, not subordinate ones, unless subordinate groups are allowed positive stereotypes on some unimportant dimension. For example, ambivalent sexism consists of hostility toward women who violate traditional gender roles and benevolent (paternalistic) appreciation of women who adhere to them (Glick & Fiske, 2001). — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 345

Categorization

• DEFINE: Briefly defines system-justification and ambivalent sexism as distinct motivational frameworks.
• XREF: System justification theory and benevolent sexism connect to existing vault claims about the function of positive stereotypes. — connects to: People prefer elevated rank within hierarchy over egalitarian equal respect — W. David Marx, Status and Culture: How Our Desire for…, 61
• corroborated: 4 independent passages support this claim — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice: Fifty Years…, 345; , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 345